Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007

Summary

Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance for projects for the conservation of rare felids and rare canids. Authorizes the Secretary to convene an advisory group of individuals representing public and private organizations actively involved in the conservation of felids and canids. Restricts the use of grants for captive breeding or display purposes. Establishes in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund as a separate account the Great Cats and Rare Canids Conservation Fund. Defines "rare canid" to: (1) mean any canid species, subspecies, or population that is not native to the United States and Canada, and is included in the threatened or endangered lists of the World Conservation Union, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or the Endangered Species Act of 1973; and (2) include such a subspecies or population of dhole, gray wolf, ethiopian wolf, bush dog, or maned wolf. Defines "rare felid" to: (1) mean any felid species, subspecies, or population that is not native to the United States and Canada, and is included in the threatened or endangered lists of the World Conservation Union, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or the Endangered Species Act of 1973; and (2) include such a subspecies or population of lion, leopard, jaguar, snow leopard, clouded leopard, cheetah, or iberian lynx. Does not include any tiger.

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Timeline

1. 29 March 2007

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 March 2007

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4169)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 March 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 29 March 2007 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 March 2007

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] · ID · Sponsor
• Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH] · R · Cosponsor
• Bernie Sanders · I · Cosponsor
• · ssev00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Great Cats Conservation Act of 2007
• related to → Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2008